Auburn gas station robbed at gunpoint

AUBURN — An armed robber made his way into a Shell station storeroom about 2 a.m. Monday and confronted a clerk, demanding to know where the money was kept.

"He pulled the slide of the gun back and allowed the bullet to enter the chamber," Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis said. He told the clerk get the cash out of the register. "Then he told him to lay face down and count to 500."

The robbery occurred at the gas station at 712 Southbridge St.

The robber threatened to shoot the clerk if the police were called.

The clerk turned over the cash, and the man fled the store. He wore a bandana to cover his face and a hooded black sweatshirt with white stripes across the chest and down both arms.

Officer James D. Ljunggren and his police dog tracked the robber's scent to a nearby parking lot, where he likely entered a vehicle, the chief said.

No one else was in the Shell at the time of the robbery, according to police.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Officer John MacLean or Detective Eric Dyson at (508) 832-7777.

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